SWBAT APPLY THE TPCASTT STRATEGY
IN ANALYZING A POEM
TPCASTT LESSON
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DO NOW: REVIEW TPCASTT SHEET
HW DUE: CONTRACT
 HOMEWORK:
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Read Ch. 1 and Ch. 2 of The great gatsby by
Monday.
 Go to web and read the introduction to gg
powerpoint.
 Write down 5 facts from ppt.
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SWBAT APPLY THE TPCASTT STRATEGY IN
ANALYZING A POEM
SWBAT APPLY THE TPCASTT
STRATEGY IN ANALYZING A
POEM
TPCASTT STRATEGY
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THIS STRATEGY IS GOING TO HELP YOU
ANALYZE A POEM.
SWBAT APPLY THE TPCASTT
STRATEGY IN ANALYZING A POEM
“ELLIS ISLAND” POEM
HAVE YOU EVER VISITED ELLIS ISLAND”
 HAVE YOU LEARNED ABOUT ELLIS ISLAND?
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SWBAT APPLY THE TPCASTT
STRATEGY IN ANALYZING A POEM
T= TITLE PREDICTION
 MAKE A PREDICTION ABOUT THE POEM
BASED ON THE TITLE...BEYOND THE
OBVIOUS.
 QUESTIONS TO ASK YOURSELF:
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LET’S DO THE P IN
TPCASTT
Paraphrase means to put it into your
own words. I sometimes do it by
stanza, or every few lines.
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Write now turn and talk to your
partner
ROW
 ROW
 ROW
 ROW
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1:
2:
3:
4:
PUT
PUT
PUT
PUT
LINES
LINES
LINES
LINES
1-7 IN YOUR OWN WORDS
8-13 IN YOUR OWN WORDS
14-20 IN YOUR OWN WORDS
21-27 IN YOUR OWN WORDS
SWBAT APPLY THE TPCASTT
STRATEGY IN ANALYZING A POEM
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LET’S DO THE C IN TPCASTT
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The association and emotional overtones
attached to a word beyond its literal
definition
What does the word convey/suggest?
What does denotative (denotation)
language mean?
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The exact literal definition of a word.
SWBAT APPLY THE TPCASTT
STRATEGY IN ANALYZING A POEM
REVIEW
 What does connotative (connotation)
language mean?
WHAT DOES CONNOTATIVE
LANGUAGE LOOK LIKE IN A POEM
Metaphor
 Simile
 Personification
 Imagery
 Hyperbole
 Symbolism
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SWBAT APPLY THE TPCASTT
STRATEGY IN ANALYZING A POEM
THEY ALL FALL UNDER FIGURATIVE
LANGUAGE BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO
“FIGURE IT OUT” TO FIND MEANING
LET’S DO THE C IN TPCASTT
SWBAT APPLY THE TPCASTT
STRATEGY IN ANALYZING A POEM
LOOK FOR CONNOTATIVE
LANGUAGE
 ROW 1: LINES 1-7
 ROW 2: LINES 8-13
 ROW 3: LINES 14-20
 ROW 4: LINES 21-27
LET’S DO THE A IN TPCASTT
WE CAN DO THIS ONE TOGETHER.
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A IS FOR ATTITUDE. WHAT IS THE TONE OF
THE AUTHOR IN THE POEM? HOW DOES THE
POET FEEL ABOUT THE SUBJECT OF “ELLIS
ISLAND?”
SWBAT APPLY THE TPCASTT
STRATEGY IN ANALYZING A POEM
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LET’S DO THE S IN TPCASTT
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THE “S” IS A QUICK ONE…SIMPLE QUESTION
THE ATTITUDE OF THE
AUTHOR CHANGE/SHIFT,
WHERE, WHY, HOW?
SWBAT APPLY THE TPCASTT
STRATEGY IN ANALYZING A POEM
DOES
LET’S DO THE S IN TPCASTT
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THE “S” IS A QUICK ONE…SIMPLE QUESTION
THE ATTITUDE OF THE
AUTHOR CHANGE/SHIFT,
WHERE, WHY, HOW?
SWBAT APPLY THE TPCASTT
STRATEGY IN ANALYZING A POEM
DOES
LET’S DO THE T IN TPCASTT
SWBAT APPLY THE TPCASTT
STRATEGY IN ANALYZING A POEM
GOING BACK TO OUR THEME
LESSON…
WHAT IS ONE WORD, TWO
WORDS THAT EMBODY THE
CENTRAL IDEA, MAIN
MESSAGE IN THIS POEM?
LET’S DO THE LAST T IN
TPCASTT
ALMOST DONE!!!!
 LET’S GO BACK TO OUR ORIGINAL T
PREDICTION, WAS YOU R PREDICTION
ACCURATE? DID IT HELP GUIDE YOU AS
YOU READ THE POEM?
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HAVE COMPLETED
THE TPCASTT!!!!
SWBAT APPLY THE TPCASTT
STRATEGY IN ANALYZING A POEM
 NOW…YOU
EXIT ACTIVITY
WHAT IS TPCASTT?
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DID YOU LIKE USING IT?
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WHY, OR WHY NOT?
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DO YOU HAVE THIS STRATEGY DOWN, OR
DO YOU NEED MORE REVIEW?
SWBAT APPLY THE TPCASTT
STRATEGY IN ANALYZING A POEM
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